"The only things I need are a white feather and a piece of bone. And maybe a couple b.u.t.tons." She said, grimacing as she shifted her position slightly. "And some gnoll fur."The gnoll looked at her for a moment, before reaching down to the front of its tunic and pulling a pair of b.u.t.tons off of each sleeve. He then grabbed the end of his tail and pulled a small tuft of fur from the end with an unceremonious jerk. He handed the fur and the b.u.t.tons to her. He then reached around his neck and pulled out a thin leather cord necklace. Along a third of its length, there were various colored feathers, charms, beads, and carved pieces of wood or bone. Appraising it for a moment, he untied it, and slid everything off the string into his lap. He sorted through the items for a moment before he produced a single white feather and a carved ivory-colored bead and held them out to her.
"Here. The bead is bone. Will that work for your purpose?" He asked.
Eleanor inspected it for a moment, and nodded.
"Yes, it will."
The gnoll scooped up the rest of his necklace and dropped the pieces into a small pouch on his side.
Ellie looked at him.
"I don"t even know your name." She said.
"Jaang"faz". The gnoll said. "That"s my name."
"Thank you, Jaang"faz" She said. "I won"t forget this. I"m sure your mother would be proud of you."
Jaang"faz grimaced, but said nothing for a long moment. When he finally spoke, it was low and quiet.
"I wasn"t there for her before. I didn"t even have the courage to try and free her, or stop the execution. I"ve carried that with me. I don"t know if I can ever make her spirit proud of me, but maybe I can do something small to make up for all of my failings as a son." He said.
He closed his eyes and sighed heavily before standing.
"I need to leave. I wish you luck in your escape." He said, turning to leave.
"Wait, how do I get out of here?" Ellie called after him.
Jaang"faz stopped and turned back to her.
"Follow this tunnel to the end. When you reach the first hub, take the second tunnel to the left. That will lead you directly out onto the sounthern side of the mountain. From there, the nearest settlement is perhaps three days or so south." He said, gesturing with his hand. He walked to the entrance of the tunnel, and gave her one final glance.
"Good luck, devil girl." He said, before disappearing through the entrance.
Eleanor watched the tunnel for several long moments after he disappeared from sight before looking down at the small collection of items in her hand. For a moment she had another brief pang of mistrust and fear. This all seemed too easy somehow. But Jaang"faz seemed authentic. It also didn"t make any sense in her head why something that was an illusion would openly admit that it could probably be an illusion. That just wouldn"t make sense... would it?
She had enough supplies to mend her leg, heal some of her wounds, change her form to a gnoll, and enough b.u.t.tons for magic missiles in case something went horribly wrong and she had to try and fight her way out. For the second time in what her brain believed was only two days, she was about to have to try and escape a cavern with nothing but her wits and a few trinkets.
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What she didnt know, however, is when the right time was to act. She hadn"t been fed yet since she had been conscious, and she didnt know what time it was. For all she knew, it was the middle of the afternoon.
She could mend her leg bone, at the very least. Now that her leg was in a splint, she could easily hide the fact that it was in one piece again. And it would definitely take her some time to cope with the pain. Even with spells, mending a break was nasty, painful business. She was not looking forward to it.